page_title: Church of São João Evangelista (Aveiro)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Church of São João Evangelista (Aveiro) / History
caption_attribution_description: Português: Igreja das Carmelitas ou Igreja de São João Evangelista This file was uploaded for Wiki Loves Monuments in Portugal with the unique identifier 71150. English&#160;| español&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: A Church of São João Evangelista, or Carmelite Church of Aveiro, is an 18th-century church in the Praça Marquês de Pombal, in the civil parish of Glória e Vera Cruz, in the Portuguese municipality of Aveiro. It was declared a national monument in 1910.
context_section_description: A refuge for Discalced Carmelites, the monastery was constructed in 1657 as a legacy of Aveirense patron D. Brites de Lara (widow of Pedro de Médicis, son of Cosimo de' Medici). Originally constructed as a residential palace, a petition was made to King D. John IV to establish the convent. Authorization was received posthumously, and only after the king's descendant (Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro) had begun the work of converting the former residence to a convent. The first Carmelite sisters began arriving there from convents in Lisbon in 1658.
  The first phase of the convent's construction continued through the reign of King D. Peter II. The church was begun in 1704, and involved the transformation of the chapel into a formal temple. In the 18th century, there were several campaigns to expand and improve the structure, resulting in profound renovations and re-decoration, including the present gilded woodwork, azulejo tile, paintings and sculpture. The last work was completed in 1738 by D. Gabriel, 7th Duke of Aveiro.
  The convent's last Carmelite died in 1879.
  In 1905 the convent was almost completely destroyed to expand the main square.
  On 1 June 1992 the property came under care of the Instituto Português do Património Arquitetónico (Portuguese Institute of Architectural Patrimony), under Decree-law 106F/92 (Diário da Repúblic, Série A, 126). On 14 August, a public competition was held to complete the property's conservation and restoration work.
caption: Detail of the gilded altar and ossuary
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